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RE: open-vm-tools-desktop on Debian Testing

[Ravindra K. <rav...@vm...>]

Including Marco.

Marco, please subsribe to mailing list for future emails.

From: Ravindra Kumar
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 7:32 PM
To: ope...@li...
Subject: RE: open-vm-tools-desktop on Debian Testing

You should enable 'vmusr' service logs and see if there is anything in the logs. You can following instructions from this KB https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1007873.
You would also need to look at vmware.log in the VM's directory to get some clues.

From: Marco Novielli [mailto:ma...@in...]
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:33 PM
To: ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>
Subject: open-vm-tools-desktop on Debian Testing

I am hoping someone can help.

I am using Debian testing and Open-vm-tools-desktop (2:10.0.5-3227872-2: amd64 i386), but it does not seem to work well. I get errors on bootup and drag and drop is not working.

I noticed on the latest Kali Linux VM, which uses Debian testing as base, that tools works properly including drag and drop (between host and guest).  They seem to be using a similar kernel 4.4 and same vm-tools versions.

Any help would be appreciated.

heartbeat watchdog feature

[Prisco F. <pri...@gm...>]

Hi guys,

 I am looking to
https://github.com/drothlis/open-vm-tools/tree/master/lib/rpcOut and in
particular

 I have interest to use openvm tools in my virtual machine for the watchdog
feature.


As far as I understood (I hope correctly) vSphere supports this kind of
service on host but it is required to install vmware tools.


Due the fact that my virtual machine is like a skeleton, I mean that from
that many many things are removed for performance purposes, I wish to know
if open-vm-tools are sufficient to be used for this kind of functionality I
wish (Heartbeat and restart machine in case of loop/etc).


In the directories I have seen rpcIn and rpcOut that probably are modules I
need for heartbeat, I have interest to know how I can compile just these
one and install it on my machine.


My virtual machine is not using vmxnet but e1000 driver, could I replace it
with e1000 ?


Can you help?

Thank you very much for clarifications/support :)

Prisco

open-vm-tools-desktop on Debian Testing

[Marco N. <ma...@in...>]

I am hoping someone can help.

I am using Debian testing and Open-vm-tools-desktop (2:10.0.5-3227872-2:
amd64 i386), but it does not seem to work well. I get errors on bootup and
drag and drop is not working.

I noticed on the latest Kali Linux VM, which uses Debian testing as base,
that tools works properly including drag and drop (between host and
guest).  They seem to be using a similar kernel 4.4 and same vm-tools
versions.

Any help would be appreciated.

open vm tools

[Prisco F. <pri...@gm...>]

Hi guys,

I have interest to use openvm tools in my virtual machine, in particular
for the watchdog feature.


As far as I understood (I hope correctly) vSphere supports this kind of
service on host but it is required to install vmware tools.


Due the fact that my virtual machine is like a skeleton, I mean that from
that many many things are removed for performance purposes, I wish to know
if open-vm-tools are sufficient to be used for this kind of functionality I
wish (Heartbeat and restart machine in case of loop/etc).



Then I have also seen that in \etc\modprobe.d\


*install pcnet32 /sbin/modprobe -q --ignore-install vmxnet; /sbin/modprobe
-q --ignore-install pcnet32 $CMDLINE_OPTS; /bin/true;*



is it using vmxnet?

My virtual machine is not using vmxnet but e1000 driver, could I replace it
with e1000 ?


Thank you very much for clarifications/support :)

Prisco

kern.cam.da.default_timeout setting in FreeBSD

[Jayson S. <js...@gm...>]

Hello,

What is kern.cam.da.default_timeout being set to in FreeBSD (pfSense
specifically), with the tools installed?

Additionally, how can I check the status of this variable?

Thanks in advance!
Jayson

Re: Package RHEL 7

[John S. <jsa...@vm...>]

RHEL 7.2 includes open-vm-tools 9.10.2. So you should upgrade to RHEL 7.2.

-John


From: Yannick Wauthy <yoy...@gm...<mailto:yoy...@gm...>>
Reply-To: "ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>" <ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>>
Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 6:04 AM
To: "ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>" <ope...@li...<mailto:ope...@li...>>
Subject: Package RHEL 7

Hi,

Someone now when the package will be update on RHEL 7. Because in the actual version (9.4) we cannot get some data related to the file system from our vcenter since this version do not support XFS, only 9.10 does.

Thanks.

Ignore some interfaces in VM?

[Tom H. <tho...@gm...>]

I have a VM with many virtual NICs on an internal bridge.  Those internal
vNICs are inaccessible and are only meaningful inside the VM.  But, those
bridge addresses are shown in vCenter, obscuring the useful addresses.

Is there a way to filter out the internal interfaces/addresses, or elevate
eth0 so that it is always the primary IP?

Vmtoolsd / PAM

[Nicolas R. <ni...@sh...>]

Hi all,

I'm trying to authenticate to a VM (Debian 7 and ubuntu 14.04) using vmtoolsd.

I'm always denied by PAM.

Dec 18 15:22:07 template-debian7 vmsvc[2080]: pam_unix(vmtoolsd:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= user=root

It work well with same pam configuration on CentOS/Redhat OS. 

Any idea how to debug?
Nicolas

Re: open-vm-tools in RHEL 6.6

[Brian R. <rei...@nu...>]

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 02:29:56PM +0530, Avinash Jadhao wrote:
> Hi,
>         I am trying to install open-vm-tools in red hat enterprise linux
> 6.6. It seems that there are no rpms available for them in yum repository.
> So I took a look at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools and tried to
> build the code. I did "./configure", but it has failed giving me below
> error:

I've been using the RPMs in the EPEL repository. I've only tested
under CentOS 6.5. YMMV.

https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/repoview/open-vm-tools.html

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RE: open-vm-tools in RHEL 6.6

[Ravindra K. <rav...@vm...>]

Avinash,

> Is there a way to tackle this issue, I tried a lot, but couldn't get anything. Any help is highly appreciated.

libmspack is not available on RHEL 6.x and therefore you have to build/install it yourself from source code. Is there any reason you are not able to use VMware Tools or OSPs (http://packages.vmware.com) for your purpose?

> And one more thing, just curious to know, is open-vm-tools available for RHEL 6.6?

No. You will have to build/install/maintain it yourself. We only support VMware Tools and OSPs (http://packages.vmware.com) for this guest. Currently, open-vm-tools is supported on RHEL 7 onwards.

Thanks,
Ravindra

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From: Avinash Jadhao [mailto:avi...@gm...]
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 2:00 AM
To: ope...@li...; ope...@li...; ope...@li...
Subject: open-vm-tools in RHEL 6.6

Hi,
        I am trying to install open-vm-tools in red hat enterprise linux 6.6. It seems that there are no rpms available for them in yum repository. So I took a look at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools and tried to build the code. I did "./configure", but it has failed giving me below error:

checking for libmspack >= 0.0.20040308alpha (via pkg-config)... no
configure: error: mspack >= 0.0.20040308alpha is required.

Is there a way to tackle this issue, I tried a lot, but couldn't get anything. Any help is highly appreciated.

And one more thing, just curious to know, is open-vm-tools available for RHEL 6.6?

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Phone No : 09403609489
Registered GNU/Linux User #503089

Re: open-vm-tools in RHEL 6.6

[Dyno H. Fu <dy...@gm...>]

Avinash,
  I think we have answered the question in
https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/38. thanks.
rgds,
Dyno

On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 1:59 AM, Avinash Jadhao <
avi...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi,
>         I am trying to install open-vm-tools in red hat enterprise linux
> 6.6. It seems that there are no rpms available for them in yum repository.
> So I took a look at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools and tried to
> build the code. I did "./configure", but it has failed giving me below
> error:
>
> checking for libmspack >= 0.0.20040308alpha (via pkg-config)... no
> configure: error: mspack >= 0.0.20040308alpha is required.
>
> Is there a way to tackle this issue, I tried a lot, but couldn't get
> anything. Any help is highly appreciated.
>
> And one more thing, just curious to know, is open-vm-tools available for
> RHEL 6.6?
>
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> Phone No : 09403609489
> Registered GNU/Linux User #503089
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open-vm-tools in RHEL 6.6

[Avinash J. <avi...@gm...>]

Hi,
        I am trying to install open-vm-tools in red hat enterprise linux
6.6. It seems that there are no rpms available for them in yum repository.
So I took a look at https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools and tried to
build the code. I did "./configure", but it has failed giving me below
error:

checking for libmspack >= 0.0.20040308alpha (via pkg-config)... no
configure: error: mspack >= 0.0.20040308alpha is required.

Is there a way to tackle this issue, I tried a lot, but couldn't get
anything. Any help is highly appreciated.

And one more thing, just curious to know, is open-vm-tools available for
RHEL 6.6?

-- 
Avinash D. Jadhao
Phone No : 09403609489
Registered GNU/Linux User #503089

Package RHEL 7

[Yannick W. <yoy...@gm...>]

Hi,

Someone now when the package will be update on RHEL 7. Because in the
actual version (9.4) we cannot get some data related to the file system
from our vcenter since this version do not support XFS, only 9.10 does.

Thanks.

Lists open-vm-tools device drivers

[<Isr...@co...>]

Hi All

Hi Can I list the device drivers included in
open-vm-tools?

And if I cannot list it in command line
Please send me the link that lists and describes the device drivers
Included   in open-vm-tools

List like the one of the vmware tools:
https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vmtools.install.doc%2FGUID-6994A5F9-B62B-4BF1-99D8-E325874A4C7A.html
but for  open-vm-tools


thanks

RE: Running (3rd Party/Independent) - way to update this?

[Ravindra K. <rav...@vm...>]

Alyson,

There are no conf file changes required for open-vm-tools. Setting the configuration you have mentioned will confuse the host. So, it is not a good idea. We are working on fixing "3rd Party/Independent".  In fact, your should see a different status if you run vSphere 6.0.

Thanks,
Ravindra

From: Alyson Whitaker [mailto:Aly...@me...]
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 1:18 PM
To: ope...@li...
Subject: Running (3rd Party/Independent) - way to update this?

I have been installing the official vmware-tools rpm on all of my RHEL6 servers, and then updating /etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf from true to false:
sed -i 's/disable-tools-version=true/disable-tools-version=false/g' /etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf

This then shows that vmware-tools is running and updated inside of my vcenter console.


For RHEL7 however, we are now being asked to use open-vm-tools, which is perfectly fine and works well.  Is there a conf file I can update that will remove the 3rd Party/Independent from the VM console?  Is it as simple as adding a tools.conf file?
[vmtools]
disable-tools-version=false


Look forward to hearing from you

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Running (3rd Party/Independent) - way to update this?

[Alyson W. <Aly...@me...>]

I have been installing the official vmware-tools rpm on all of my RHEL6 servers, and then updating /etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf from true to false:
sed -i 's/disable-tools-version=true/disable-tools-version=false/g' /etc/vmware-tools/tools.conf

This then shows that vmware-tools is running and updated inside of my vcenter console.


For RHEL7 however, we are now being asked to use open-vm-tools, which is perfectly fine and works well.  Is there a conf file I can update that will remove the 3rd Party/Independent from the VM console?  Is it as simple as adding a tools.conf file?
[vmtools]
disable-tools-version=false


Look forward to hearing from you

Alyson Whitaker
Sr. Linux Engineer
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Re: Recommended version of vmtools for Ubuntu?

[Ravindra K. <rav...@vm...>]

> On Ubuntu it is very easy to install the open-vm-tools, so I wonder
> how these differ from the VMware provided? Do they have the same
> features?

There are a few features missing in open-vm-tools, e.g. DeployPkg (for guest customization), Unity etc. Otherwise, the two are pretty much the same. Please let me you if you care for some particular feature/functionality and I can answer if it is available in open-vm-tools or not

Re: Recommended version of vmtools for Ubuntu?

[Ravindra K. <rav...@vm...>]

> When I browse VMware's VMtools repository I see that they are up to
> date on CentOS, but not on (any version?) of Ubuntu.
> 
> http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/index.html
> 
> So those packages are not really an option.

Could you please discuss the OSPs related questions/concerns on VMTN (communities.vmware.com)?

Re: Recommended version of vmtools for Ubuntu?

[eMyListsDDg <emy...@gm...>]

anyone answer this? i'd be curious too


> Hi,

> When I browse VMware's VMtools repository I see that they are up to
> date on CentOS, but not on (any version?) of Ubuntu.

> http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/index.html

> So those packages are not really an option.

> On Ubuntu it is very easy to install the open-vm-tools, so I wonder
> how these differ from the VMware provided? Do they have the same
> features?

> Hugs,
> Sandra =)

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Re: Recommended version of vmtools for Ubuntu?

[eMyListsDDg <emy...@gm...>]

was there a reply to this?

i'm interested in knowing if open-vm-tools has same | better  options as VMware provided.

tia


> Hi,

> When I browse VMware's VMtools repository I see that they are up to
> date on CentOS, but not on (any version?) of Ubuntu.

> http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/index.html

> So those packages are not really an option.

> On Ubuntu it is very easy to install the open-vm-tools, so I wonder
> how these differ from the VMware provided? Do they have the same
> features?

> Hugs,
> Sandra =)

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Re: Problem with vmblock mountpoint when starting open-vm-tools

[Tanstaafl <tan...@li...>]

On 2014-02-01 10:40 AM, Tanstaafl <tan...@li...> wrote:
> After installing, I get an error when starting it:
>
>> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:46 : ~
>>   # /etc/init.d/vmware-tools start
>>   * /tmp/VMwareDnD: correcting mode
>>   * /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint: creating directory
>>   * checkpath: mkdir: No such file or directory
>>   * Mounting vmblock ...
>> mount: mount point /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint does not exist    [ !! ]
>>   * Starting vmware-tools ...                                     [ ok ]
>> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:50 : ~
>>   #

Ok, for some reason the gentoo package had the fuse USE flag disabled.

Enabling it and reinstalling open-vm-tools - which also pulled in 
sys-fs/fuse - solved the problem.

Sorry for the noise...

Problem with vmblock mountpoint when starting open-vm-tools

[Tanstaafl <tan...@li...>]

Hello,

New to open-vm-tools, just installed it on my gentoo vm hosted on an 
ESXi 5.0 box.

Gentoo linux, up to date, running 3.10.25 kernel with (I think) all 
necessary config options enabled.

After installing, I get an error when starting it:

> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:46 : ~
>  # /etc/init.d/vmware-tools start
>  * /tmp/VMwareDnD: correcting mode
>  * /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint: creating directory
>  * checkpath: mkdir: No such file or directory
>  * Mounting vmblock ...
> mount: mount point /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint does not exist    [ !! ]
>  * Starting vmware-tools ...                                     [ ok ]
> dinkumthinkum : Sat Feb 01, 09:52:50 : ~
>  #

I did try one last reboot, and get the same error in the console when 
the system is booting, but just like when starting it manually, it does 
say it starts in the end, and vCenter Server shows it as running on the 
Status tab.

So, is this something to worry about? If so, how do I fix it? If not, 
how can I make the error go away (or can I)?

Thx... :)

Recommended version of vmtools for Ubuntu?

[Sandra S. <lit...@gm...>]

Hi,

When I browse VMware's VMtools repository I see that they are up to
date on CentOS, but not on (any version?) of Ubuntu.

http://packages.vmware.com/tools/esx/5.5latest/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/index.html

So those packages are not really an option.

On Ubuntu it is very easy to install the open-vm-tools, so I wonder
how these differ from the VMware provided? Do they have the same
features?

Hugs,
Sandra =)

Re: [open-vm-tools-announce] open-vm-tools stable release: 9.4.0

[Stephen H. <st...@ne...>]

On Tue, 1 Oct 2013 17:31:34 -0700
Dmitry Torokhov <dt...@vm...> wrote:

> This release of open-vm-tools matches the VMware Tools package released with 
> vSphere 5.5. It's targeted at server operating systems and virtual appliances. 
> It also contains all the desktop features such as HGFS and Drag & Drop, 
> although those haven't been thoroughly tested in this package.
> 
> The source code is in the "stable-9.4.x" branch in the git repository.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dmitry

Something is wrong with the firewall or server.
Git clone (or pull) hangs when talking to:
  git://git.opensource.vmware.com/opensource/open-vm-tools 

 

Re: /dev/watchdog

[John S. <mar...@gm...>]

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 02:12:21PM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Monday, September 16, 2013 02:09:43 PM John Schmitt wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 09:45:02AM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > Hi John,
> > > 
> > > VMware platform does not currently implement hardware watchdog device so
> > > you will need to enable software watchdog in the kernel if you want to
> > > use /dev/watchdog.
> > 
> > I did not know about that.  Thank you for telling me, this will probably
> > help me out.
> > 
> > http://sourceforge.net/projects/watchdog/
> 
> I am not sure about that project, I meant enabling SOFT_WATCHDOG option in the 
> kernel tree under drivers/watchdog.
> 
> Thanks,
> Dmitry

Oh, I guess I misunderstood.

I'm using Fedora 19 so I can just yum install watchdog, systemctl enable it, and done.  Is there a way to tell at run time wither SOFT_WATCHDOG was enabled?  Without install this watchdog package I had no /dev/watchdog file.

John